Dawn

"The young cats who set off on a quest many moons ago have returned with a chilling message: the Clans must move to a new home or risk extermination. But the dangers waiting for them beyond their borders are impossible to predict, and the cats have no idea where to go. What they need is a sign from StarClan…."--Online description.

So now that six (or five) of the quest received their message, they trek with heavy hearts back to their dwelling of the four clans. Now what? Without any idea of where to go, or what to do, decision making skills are played on heavily. Where did StarClan go in such a time of crisis? As they reach for a sign, the cats struggle with the threat of extermination and the fear of the unknown. Such concepts are easily related to in our every day lives: how do we know what direction to take for new decisions? 3.5/5 Stars
- @Siri of the Teen Review Board of the Hamilton Public Library

Quotes

On the far side of the ridge, the ground sloped steeply away to a vast, smooth expanse of water. All the stars of Silverpelt were reflected in the lake, glittering silver against indigo-black, as if they were swimming in the night sky. Leafpaw's heart flooded with joy. She knew with all her heart that they had reached the end of their journey. Her faith had been enough, and their warrior ancestors had been waiting for them all along. She lifted her gaze. The distant horizon was reddening as dawn began to push away the night, gradually revealing more of the Clans' new home. This is the place we were meant to find, and StarClan is here.
- Leafpaws description and thoughts of her new home

Meginka123
Jul 29, 2012

"Crowpaw has served his Clan with loyalty and bravery. He should have recieved his warrior name long ago, but the tragedies of the past moons have prevented this. Tonight, if Stoneteller will do me the kindness of letting a Clan ceremony into his Tribe's home, I wish to honour Crowpaw's great skill and courage by giving him his warrior name." -Tallstar
"May I ask something, Tallstar? I would like to choose my own warrior name. If it is all right, I wish to be known as Crowfeather. I wish to keep the memory alive of... of the cat who did not return from the first journey."-Crowpaw

Summary

The questing cats have returned home to find that the destruction of the forest has already begun. They must convince their Clans to work together and leave the forest in order to survive. The cats journey through the mountains, where Stormfur decides to join the Tribe to be with Brook. At the end, the cats finally find a new home by a lake.